You know. When the shah leaves iran they decide to move back to only its homeland along with their daughter sara. But the in this show euphoria is soon turns into disillusionment as radical clerics gain political power and finally turn iran into an Islamic Republic. That development has dramatic consequences for the family. Same person and his family fled the Islamic Republic when he was 9 years old and settled and west germany his childhood memories have influenced the movie which is also based on a true story. For the director the film is also a call for freedom and human rights 40 years after the rain revolution thats a message that couldnt be more topical. And the director roger also in full safety joins me now thank you very much could be multiple for call it mentions is here. It is the mentions of the story of your own family fleeing the Islamic Republic but you actually met the real family that the story is about this because based on a true story here in berlin right right so it was about 10 years ago we met and they told me their story and i thought well this has to be told this is something that interests me both because its about iran but also because a part of me is german and we are in europe and we are telling the story through the eyes of the european woman who travels back in time to to this world so it was almost a no brainer and its become. Really quite topical but absolutely so you just have to look back at last month in iran where thousands of iranians were protesting and their protest was brutally struck down by the regime and thousands were arrested between 210000 people were killed on the streets so what we are telling is basically the birth of whats happening today around the world and in iran of course where do you run if theyre suffering at the hands of the regime even 40 years later now obviously. Seeing the film and it looks like youre shooting in iran but obviously because the cons and. You couldnt so how did you do it a big compliment for us that the illusion of shooting in iran has sort of managed to get through to to our viewers we shot the inside. And the outside in spain and it was you know im always see because of the sort of moorish right now there are a lot of similarities but what you have to also remember is that we shot a lot of green screen and blue screens so we were able to sort of used special effects and Computer Technology to fake that image of iran the background. And i want to find out how you found this wonderful cast because i believe years you said. You said it its been 10 years in the making but i believe you actually had an older car strike we had all the cars initially but we got into some schedule conflicts with with some of them and so what we had to do is decide. You know these kind of actors who can do all the things that were asking of them you know speaking multiple languages and being good at acting theyre very rare so then we decided to settle on younger actors maybe less known actors but these people with these 2 actors in the background they were able to convey the love story so beautifully that its almost like a lock from the beginning and i dont think theyre going to remain very anonymous for. You know i hope not. To deserve to be known of that just because theyre great they all the supposed lets just see another small example here all of the 2 main characters all doing about the direction the revolution in iran has taken. And its not to be told just want to get. You guys. Thats not you this was on mine. And this is going to put each one in a high action and this is different because its george stephanopoulos. So they didnt do. It king as i just did an interview. We did. I thought it was going to hit i think i thought it. Pretty good thats pretty good thing it was very convincing to me i have to say i had a lump in my throat at certain points in the film that we would well give away but only the iranian husband hes an intelligent guy hes a lovely guy loves his wife he loves his child. And later in the very scene actually he says he says hes seen the violence hes seen the subjugation of women which is something that comes out in the film even though even though he lived in europe for 16 years he kind of excepts it why i think there is a way of looking at this where you know a ruler evolution is very rare once in a lifetime experience right so sometimes when Something Like this happens where you can reorganize and refashion a whole society in another image away from what youve hated before you see the other the great opportunity and you start projecting things into it you want to think things to be the way you project them to be and you sort of ignore all the noise that is sort of in a way of that image that you want it to be so being intelligent is doesnt make you immune from dreaming about something and thats what the problem is he also says and i quote every revolution has a price are not written in scripture on earth do you think it does i think the question is does a violent revolution ever and in a Democratic Society and my personal opinion is that the moment that a revolution or upheaval is introduced violence the most violent elements that lay it. I want to preserve their control of the revolution and so democracy and relinquishing power is imminently impossible so if you look at german history maybe european history if you look at the fall of the or the berlin wall for instance the only way this could work in these countries was because it was without violence thank you very much for coming in today hosain for safety its a wonderful film i urge people to see it its called tomorrow we are free check it out google it or whatever thanks for having me. British artist. Is our little bit of the old me no polish and paint brushes but instead childrens play dough a kitchen chopping board a scalpel and an empty wine bottle is a rolling pin then just to work fast as the play dough she bawled sets quickly and she needs to take some photos and treat is all. Colorful. Its an ideal plaything for kids but it can also be used to create genuine whats about. Especially in the hands of london artist ellen mcmahon. 6 years ago a knack of car friends and they ran a graphic pop quiz at one of their hands was to remake a famous photograph in place and my team won that one and say really i just. The idea inspired in our project but its anything but childs play the challenge for elena is to complete a figure in just a few hours the modeling compound dries quickly and turns brittle she has to balance with precision. I think the eye is used to take me through the longest time. And if the eyes its really hard to catch them. Ellen number 2 is from the internet and recreates have favorite subjects images by well known for talk at 1st such as Nicholas MurrayCindy Sherman and diane arbus. I think spirit some people judging as just throw away this for children i think the reason is that were very quick to judge the safe is good or its bad and so i think im playing around with that little pat asking the question that can it because it upsets me from a saying this lame to rio and because its popular on the internet does it mean its necessarily bad its popular in the long form as well a london gallery commissioned her to make models for an exhibition they became surrealistic rendered in plato gallery manager Gareth Meredith says their real attention getters whats so special about this exhibition i guess its elenas concept of taking surveillance artists recapturing them in through platos sculptures and blowing about into large scale here. In the 1920 s. Surrealist like french or thought onto a britain experimented with the 1st automated photo booths in paris. And then mcmahon turns the black and white passport photos into colorful close ups. But no matter how big a success the photo of a model may be all the figures meet the same fate. Theyre destroyed none of them survived longer than one day. And i did a zoologist face of all they have for us worth is like when were looking to him a. Every day we see hundreds and hundreds and stop and that the day by any means is high enough its kind of. Modeling patsy becomes a work of art but it finally rehearses 2 weeks original humble for. Finally the location of this painting portrait of a lady by good stuff clint one of the worlds most sought after missing out works has been a mystery since it was stolen from an art gallery in chance its a day back in 1997. The Italian Police are now investigating off the painting was discovered hidden in a wall of the very gallery where its been previously been on display however the mystery deepens as the gallery and its surroundings were checked with a fine tooth comb after the theft on the painting is also in excellent condition so it couldnt have been there for the last 2 decades its still to be authenticated but it does look like its the original. Will keep you up to date on that story as it develops because it certainly is going to do benefits and its an intriguing moment so for now though from arts and culture thanks for watching im. Strong opinions clear Position International perspective. Sutlej as un climate negotiations enter their decisive phase amounted to this demand that World Leaders get serious with evidence of catastrophic effects mounting is the current climate anxiety too little too late letter topic on the 2 point. 30 minutes on the w. Described as simple as it seeks. 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